JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 2000 May 1999 May 2000 May 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,304 1,126 1,049 2,214
Others 746 840 927 938
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 7 11 11 18
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 86 81 68 68
Atlantic salmon 2,080 1,828 1,459 1,295
Yellowfin tuna 2,980 2,965 2,278 2,131
Bluefin tuna 881 1,075 934 1,438
Bigeye tuna 1,610 1,560 1,327 1,372
Southern bluefin tuna 659 463 1,284 865
Sea bream 99 123 68 76
Billfish 173 160 134 110
Frozen
Swordfish 173 89 136 80
Pacific sockeye 222 134 106 154
Pacific coho 4,025 3,358 2,001 2,140
Other Pacific salmon 293 403 205 121
Pink salmon 4,395 4,111 2,227 2,321
Atlantic salmon 663 1,966 340 959
Other salmon 93 70 51 37
Halibut 2,317 2,001 948 722
Albacore tuna 49 94 10 17
Yellowfin tuna 9,557 6,111 2,492 2,717
Skipjack 7,828 3,878 473 406
Bluefin tuna 68 81 160 161
Bigeye tuna 11,069 8,417 7,900 7,037
Herring 4,561 2,634 557 479
Cod 1,149 1,299 343 452
Mackerel 4,914 3,447 563 485
Mero 1,084 522 849 337
Jack mackerel 947 1,712 108 186
Sea bream 219 343 51 86
Capelin 3,354 7,229 539 1,605
Billfish 610 603 169 163
Spanish mackerel 41 146 11 55
Rockfish 1,510 972 369 265
Sablefish 1,665 1,395 1,774 1,244
Herring roe 107 70 45 35
Pollock roe 8,529 8,792 17,022 12,896
Mero, fillet 443 274 506 321
Swordfish, fillet 178 145 98 67
Pollock surimi 6,481 4,048 1,409 1,282
Cod Surimi 287 3 52 1
Threadfin bream 4,375 4,237 816 932
Salted/dried
Herring roe 1,084 990 1,794 1,569
Pollock roe 258 272 446 341
Salmon roe 60 75 90 151
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 828 717 448 439
Arkshell 876 1,351 347 431
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 216 220 639 609
King crab 1,206 1,565 501 724
Tanner crab 3,582 2,139 993 704
Blue crab 21 42 35 67
Other crab 465 386 331 290
Oyster 1,319 1,311 680 696
Clam 1,268 1,081 294 235
Frozen
Spiny lobster 720 695 1,422 1,141
Lobster 50 47 85 83
Shrimp 17,899 16,116 20,324 17,787
King crab 1,934 1,799 3,490 2,613
Tanner crab 3,937 2,192 4,458 1,968
Blue crab 707 275 306 133
Other crab 11 112 22 51
European cuttlefish 1,345 1,940 489 809
Octopus 8,683 4,749 2,692 2,335
Scallop 27 28 23 40
Other cuttlefish 1,990 2,124 1,243 1,559
Squid 264 132 48 27
Abalone 33 23 126 86
Salted/dried
Squid 132 25 90 36
Sea urchin roe 15 25 36 47
Jellyfish 926 543 360 328
Seaweed, dried 699 559 368 362
Seaweed, salted 2,413 1,824 220 219
Prepared
Eel 7,547 5,591 9,428 8,490
Canned crab 16 2 44 3
Fish meal 27,125 36,514 1,647 2,690
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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